The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-10-06
THE SIXTEENTH CORPS.
Complete Roster OF Its Organization at Mobile.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Below Is the
complete Roster Of the Sixteenth Corps during
and just after the siege Of Mobile Ala. The
Rosters Of the First and Second Divisions are
the same rs during 1864. except that a few
regiments were discharged by reason Of cSPi-
ration of term of service and replaced by Others.
During 1864 the First Division was COM
manded by Brig. Gen. Joseph A. Mower, the
Fighting Joe" Mower of history. aud the
Second Division by his lighting duplicate, COL
Billy" Shaw. of the nth Iowa.
The Third Brigade, First Division, was COM
manded by Col. ]. j. Wood. 18th Iowa, until
the Price raid i'm Missouri. when, his term Of
service having expired. the command deyolyed
upon Col Hin, 35th Iowa, who rode Mt the
head until just at the close of the first days
fighting at Nashville, when he was instantly
killed while leading his brigade in its last
charge. His son was killed by his side on the
Red River expedition. Col w. X. Marshall
7th Minn assumed command of the brigade
and. led il through the second days fight and
remained its idolized leader until the final
wind-up.
These two divisions were the First and Third
Divisions of the old Sixteenth Corps, and con-
stitutcd what was designated as the " Right
Wing of the Sixteenth Corps, detachment of
the Army Of the Tennessee" in 1854, and until
the Mobile campaign, when the Third Division
WAS organized and the new Sixteenth Corps
was created.
The Second aud Fourth Divisions of the old
Sixteenth Corps were designated rs the Left
Wing, Sixteenth Corps" commanded by Gen.
q. Nj. Dodge on the Atlanta campaign, while
the Right Wing was commanded by Gen. A. J.
Smith on the Red River give away" and in
Western Tennessee and Northern Mississippi,
which will account for the many statements
in THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE that the Sixteenth
Corps was about Atlanta and mp Red River and
at other places at the same time.
The history of the Left Wing has been in
delibly written on the hillsides and in the
wales roundabout and i'm Chattanooga, At
lanta and ito the Sea-" and the Right Wing"
never had cause 10 blush for the Left" for
history tells of no place where it failed.
trust the Left " holds the same high regard
and estimation for the Right"
"Old A. j." used 10 boast that he did not
have regiment that ever failed 10 take all it
was sent to take, or that lost an inch il was
told TO hold. Good reasons had he for making
that boast, for there was not man i'm bis COM
mand, from Gen. Mower or Gen. Macarthur,
down 10 the little fellow on the left of the
Pontoniers. who did not feel confident that
A. j" had taken all the precautiOn and all
the advantage possible before he gave an order,
and that If there should happen 10 be n tight
place anywhere on the line ho would be fright
dar" with them. IL has been truly said that
Smiths men were willing to swear by "Old A.
j." and il might as truly be said that "0ld A.
J" was willing 10 swear by his Guerrillas.
In conclusion, let me say that this Roster is
correct. / was Corps Mail Agent at Corps head
quarters at that time, and had a copy of the
official Roster TO distribute the mail by. /
still have that document and have copied
this from il. / have sent several copies 10 the
boys and the requests are becoming so numer-
GUS that L have concluded TO send it TO that
grand old champion and friend of the soldier,
The NATIONAL TRIBUNE, and / doubt not it
will be treasured aud cherished as a keepsake
and memento of those dark, weary days that
tried the "soles" Of men and Government
shoes-N. G. PRICE, Co. ID, 10Th Iowa, Third
Brigade, First Division, Sixteenth Corps, jew
ell City, Kan.